Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar "Antonie" Kamerling (; 25 August 1966 in Arnhem – 6 October 2010 in Zevenhoven) was a Dutch actor and singer. He was member of the original cast of the Dutch soap opera . He played in the films The Little Blonde Death (1993), All Stars (1997), and I Love You Too (2001). He also had starring roles in Dutch musical productions. He has become the voice of Geoff from Total Drama in the Dutch version of the series. He took his own life in 2010.
Early life Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar Kamerling was born on 25 August 1966 in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Career Kamerling was still a law student when in 1990 he was cast in the then new Dutch soap opera . His character, Peter Kelder, quickly became one of the most popular on the program.
In 1993, he got the lead in The Little Blonde Death, directed by Jean van de Velde. At the time, his casting was quite controversial, as soap actors were considered to be inferior to "professional" actors. Kamerling eventually got nominated for a Gouden Kalf for best actor, the most important Dutch film award.
In 1997, he starred in another film by Van de Velde, All Stars. For the film, about an amateur football team, he sang the theme song, "Toen ik je zag" (When I Saw You), written by the popular Dutch singer Guus Meeuwis. The song was released as a single under his character's name, Hero, and soon was a number-one hit on the Dutch charts. From that moment on, Kamerling tried to get a music career, but could never repeat the success of his first single.
After that point, Kamerling played in a couple more films, the most successful being I Love You Too (2001), and in television series such as All Stars – De Serie and Onderweg naar Morgen. Later in his career, he played in a couple of musicals, including starring roles in the musical versions of Turkish Delight and Sunset Boulevard.
Personal life Antonie Kamerling was married to actress Isa Hoes. They met on the set of Goede tijden, slechte tijden. They had two children together, son Merlijn and daughter Vlinder. The film Toen ik je zag is based on their relationship and the events and circumstances leading up to Kamerling's suicide. His sister Liesbeth is also an actress. Kamerling was a distant relative of the Ghanaian-born British actor Hugh Quarshie.
Kamerling was praised for his charity work with development organization Edukans, helping their efforts to provide basic education to underprivileged children in developing countries.
Death Kamerling ended his life on 6 October 2010. He was buried at Zorgvlied in Amsterdam on Tuesday 12 October 2010. He was 44 years old.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1993 The Little Blonde Death Valentijn Boecke 1994 En route Hans Kelderman TV movie1994 Suite 16 Chris 1994 Respect Kristoff TV movie1995 KOEKOEK! Dirk Short1995 Darkling Paul Short1996 Lisa Sam 1996 Predestined Things Brother of Henry Short1997 All Stars Hero 1997 Hot Dogs Marc Short1998 Left Luggage Peter 1998 Het 14e kippetje Daniel Ackerman 1998 Sentimental Education 2000 The Runner The Runner 2001 I Love You Too Eric 2001 Saint Amour Louis (young) TV movie2001 Soul Assassin Karl Jorgensen Jr. 2004 Love Trap Thijs 2004 Mindhunters Man in the Bar 2004 Exorcist: The Beginning Lieutenant Kessel 2005 Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Kessel 2006 Wicked Policeman 2006 Horizonica Sam Russo 2009 Prima Primavera Holland férfi 2009 Budapest Kaspar 2009 The Blue Horse Trevor 2010 New Kids Turbo Peter Kelder 2008 Nefarious Eric
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